DANC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Mariinsky Ballet, Marie Taglioni, Pas De Quatre
5 Jan 2017
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Jules perot: choreographer who created giselle with jean coralie. Used 4 of the best ballerinas, they argued about who was going to be the next to the last dancer at the end. Used ages to make them stop arguing. Looked like they would fly on pointe. Arthur st. leon: most famous ballet is coppelia (1870, last great ballet of romantic era, storyline is very romantic and numerous on the surface. Decline of ballet in western ballet: lack of male dancers because of gautier, legs and skin, lost the seriousness of ballet. By the end of the 19th century russia had become the creative center for ballet. Imperial russian ballet: classical ballet origins. Goes back to the 19th century and marius petipa: background. Peter the great (circa 1700 1730) opened russia up so people could teach ballet. Catherine the great (1762 1796) loved ballet and because of that a lot of ballet studious popped up.
